tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post1597606072647415007..comments2019-09-14T15:52:40.273+01:00Comments on A Covent Garden Gilflurt's Guide to Life: "One moment more": Jeanne du BarryCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-2767376996734815772018-12-09T13:24:53.192+00:002018-12-09T13:24:53.192+00:00&quot;..one moment more....just one moment...&quot...&quot;..one moment more....just one moment...&quot;.....those few words reveal the dreadful desperation of poor Madame du Barry pleading for a moment more of life..... those words make her so real..mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219996459897463054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-11094315829894206122015-08-19T22:01:57.741+01:002015-08-19T22:01:57.741+01:00It must have been horrifying to witness!It must have been horrifying to witness!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-38456957256127852062015-08-19T05:25:32.142+01:002015-08-19T05:25:32.142+01:00I heard that her visible emotions were what snappe...I heard that her visible emotions were what snapped people out of their blood-lust.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708177752854316147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-59959126483127535522015-08-19T05:23:49.997+01:002015-08-19T05:23:49.997+01:00Also, I bet, to make sure she wasn&#39;t pregnant ...Also, I bet, to make sure she wasn&#39;t pregnant with the King&#39;s kid. Or got pregnant and pretended it was his.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708177752854316147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-168116685314977512015-03-27T07:44:27.892+00:002015-03-27T07:44:27.892+00:00Thank you for stopping by!Thank you for stopping by!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-89984697958432092232015-03-27T04:12:27.423+00:002015-03-27T04:12:27.423+00:00Great post!!! Thank you Catherine!!!!! Madame Gilf...Great post!!! Thank you Catherine!!!!! Madame Gilflurt !!! &lt;3Vielka Helen Princess Ebolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233308131710832962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-17566984845008535022014-08-19T16:54:31.996+01:002014-08-19T16:54:31.996+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-74426852752988352312014-08-19T16:38:51.992+01:002014-08-19T16:38:51.992+01:00As a retired European History teacher I can only s...As a retired European History teacher I can only say, well done. A nice read.Neil Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-45732466377794364682013-12-08T11:09:25.397+00:002013-12-08T11:09:25.397+00:00I agree; I admire those who faced the guillotine w...I agree; I admire those who faced the guillotine with fortitude but I equally understand how some dissolved into panic, it must have been terrifying!Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85667332412883950422013-12-08T10:38:53.246+00:002013-12-08T10:38:53.246+00:00As Rachel mentioned, she sounded very frightened a...As Rachel mentioned, she sounded very frightened at the end. I l always wondered how anyone could keep cool as they approached death-especially the guillotine! <br />Such an interesting character! Thanks for sharing!<br />-Alison SierrasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85642408976649374792013-10-18T07:16:38.075+01:002013-10-18T07:16:38.075+01:00Yes; she got as far as having her hair cut in prep...Yes; she got as far as having her hair cut in preparation for the blade. Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-7041888505734412352013-10-17T23:56:13.058+01:002013-10-17T23:56:13.058+01:00Wasn&#39;t Mme Tussaud reprieved from the guilloti...Wasn&#39;t Mme Tussaud reprieved from the guillotine herself specifically to make wax models of the severed heads of her former clients ? Mary Seymournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-3023479782568457632013-10-14T07:12:49.656+01:002013-10-14T07:12:49.656+01:00I&#39;ve now ordered &#39;Sex With Kings&#39;, how...I&#39;ve now ordered &#39;Sex With Kings&#39;, how could I resist with a title like that? The waxwork is absolutely beautiful, I do hope it&#39;s a faithful representation. Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-69308333732417559912013-10-14T00:21:32.229+01:002013-10-14T00:21:32.229+01:00Great article! But poor thing, she sounds so terri...Great article! But poor thing, she sounds so terrified at the end there. :( And I have to agree with Matt, &#39;Sex with Kings&#39; is a fascinating read if you&#39;re ever interested. Also the statue in Madame Tussaud&#39;s of Du Barry is so beautiful! The fact that it&#39;s the oldest wax figure still on display (sculpted in 1763 I think I read) makes it that much more special to me. :)Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-3229817038277037442013-08-20T07:07:22.325+01:002013-08-20T07:07:22.325+01:00Thanks for the recommendation!Thanks for the recommendation!Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-77855812614131593752013-08-20T01:44:39.276+01:002013-08-20T01:44:39.276+01:00Eleanor Herman goes into a fair amount of detail o...Eleanor Herman goes into a fair amount of detail on Du Barry in her book &#39;Sex with Kings&#39; Interesting piece, thank you.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-69964285362988888562013-08-19T22:30:07.569+01:002013-08-19T22:30:07.569+01:00You know, i think there might have been!You know, i think there might have been!Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-69986638035267150092013-08-19T22:27:59.246+01:002013-08-19T22:27:59.246+01:00Wasn&#39;t there a cruel rumour that Jeanne was di...Wasn&#39;t there a cruel rumour that Jeanne was discovered by the first of her &quot;protectors / sugar daddies&quot; working in an officers&#39; brothel in Paris?huevanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950037258367881829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-12690147434432129212013-08-19T18:45:10.831+01:002013-08-19T18:45:10.831+01:00It was a paper marriage really an very much a case...It was a paper marriage really an very much a case of a new broom sweeping clean!Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-84412197994479513992013-08-19T18:44:15.044+01:002013-08-19T18:44:15.044+01:00I can&#39;t imagine how horrifying it must have be...I can&#39;t imagine how horrifying it must have been...Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-58538328087261218922013-08-19T18:43:25.490+01:002013-08-19T18:43:25.490+01:00She strikes me as being reduced to footnote status...She strikes me as being reduced to footnote status rather too often, so I thought I would make her the leading lady for once!Madame Gilflurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-20499280813813901792013-08-19T15:30:25.417+01:002013-08-19T15:30:25.417+01:00Just out of curiosity, why was she sent to an abbe...Just out of curiosity, why was she sent to an abbey after the king died if she was married? Or was the marriage just on paper so she could be the king&#39;s mistress?Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885703166674906033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-65156567913792609922013-08-19T12:22:00.416+01:002013-08-19T12:22:00.416+01:00My goodness! What a scandalous affair, even with a...My goodness! What a scandalous affair, even with a bit of charitable work thrown in. I cant help wondering whether that was genuine or purely to impress Louis! And the thought of seeing your lover&#39;s severed head at your feet doesn&#39;t bear entertaining, especially when she shared the same fate!Julian Rixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445629159912795832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52618141665711131992013-08-19T12:12:30.037+01:002013-08-19T12:12:30.037+01:00She&#39;s one of my favorite people. Few know of h...She&#39;s one of my favorite people. Few know of her history during the Revolution; that she became a secret friend to the monarchs -- especially after her testy relationship with Marie Antoinette when MA first came to court as dauphine and duBarry was the king&#39;s mistress. It&#39;s a wonderful story.Leslie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024567064317102889noreply@blogger.com